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| − | '''Lethal injection''' is a method of [[execution]] used for crimes which warrant [[capital punishment]]. The usual procedure for lethal injection involves strapping a prisoner down to a gurney-style bed. Two sets of [[intravenous]] tubes are inserted into each of the | + | '''Lethal injection''' is a method of [[execution]] used for crimes which warrant [[capital punishment]]. The usual procedure for lethal injection involves strapping a prisoner down to a gurney-style bed. Two sets of [[intravenous]] tubes are inserted into each of the prisoner's arms. A typical lethal injection will include three [[drug]]s: |
| − | * [[Sodium | + | * [[Sodium Pentathol]] - a sedative to put the prisoner to sleep |
* [[Pavulon]] - a [[paralysis|paralyzing]] agent that to stop the breathing | * [[Pavulon]] - a [[paralysis|paralyzing]] agent that to stop the breathing | ||
* [[Potassium Chloride]] - a drug that causes the [[heart]] to cease beating. | * [[Potassium Chloride]] - a drug that causes the [[heart]] to cease beating. | ||
Revision as of 20:23, May 15, 2007
Lethal injection is a method of execution used for crimes which warrant capital punishment. The usual procedure for lethal injection involves strapping a prisoner down to a gurney-style bed. Two sets of intravenous tubes are inserted into each of the prisoner's arms. A typical lethal injection will include three drugs:
- Sodium Pentathol - a sedative to put the prisoner to sleep
- Pavulon - a paralyzing agent that to stop the breathing
- Potassium Chloride - a drug that causes the heart to cease beating.
Lethal injection was first used on December 7, 1982, when Charlie Brooks was executed in Texas. [1]
Death by lethal injection has not traditionally been believed to be painful as the inmate will go to sleep prior to the death-inducing drugs being pumped in their veins, however, recent medical findings have called this into question. [2] Lethal injection is the preferred method for executions in the United States. It is also used in Japan and Arab countries, and has also been used in Guatemala and the Philippines. [3]